Interest and Benefits of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Revascularized Coronary Patients According to Age: a Pilot experience of a Cameroonian Rehabilitation Center

Owona Amalia*, Tang Nlend Serge Louis, Mefire Aicha, Mefo Kue Didi Stanine, Ateba Ateba Nelly, Hamadou Ba, Alain Patrick Menanga

Abstract

Given the mandatory role of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in current guidelines for the management of coronary artery disease, its benefits are now well established. However, with the development of interventional cardiology in Yaoundé since 2022, the impact of CR on patient age is less well described in our setting for patients who have undergone coronary revascularization. Our series included elderly patients, and the reluctance of families and even of these patients themselves to perceive the benefits of CR at their age motivated our work. Then in partnership with a private center that pioneered this discipline, the aim was to evaluate two groups of revascularized patients six months after CR and to describe our first experience with 22 patients. The results of this first time study comparing ages showed an improvement in functional capacity and quality of life for our patients, regardless of age.